An Ideal Family

Released: April 17, 2025
Length: 14 mins
Format: Unabridged Audiobook
Publisher: Lauscher Audiobooks

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An Ideal Family, a short story by Katherine Mansfield from 1921, explores a man's perspective on his family amidst external praise. While others commend his family as being perfect, he harbors different opinions about their true nature. The narrative offers a subtle examination of perceptions versus reality within family relationships.

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